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HB 421 DE
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

DE · session 153 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced May 14, 2026

Latest action (Jul 1, 2026) Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

Summary

This Act changes the criteria for granting or denying a sexual violence protective order by prohibiting the consideration of certain information only in the decision to deny a protective order rather than prohibiting its consideration at all.

Sponsors (5)

Action history (6)

  1. May 14, 2026 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
  2. May 20, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 10 On Its Merits · lower
  3. Jun 11, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
  4. Jun 11, 2026 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
  5. Jun 24, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · upper
  6. Jul 1, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT · upper

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